"We've got to clear the puck and we have to stop turning the puck over," said
Hamonic. "We left him out to dry."

Already ahead 1-0 on Nash's backhanded goal late in the first, the Blue
Jackets seized control of the contest in the middle stanza.

After Atkinson and Jurcina exchanged tallies within a three-plus minute span
early in the period, Umberger's backhander gave Columbus a 3-1 lead a little
past the halfway point of the frame.

Okposo snapped one home to pull New York within a goal, but Wisniewski and
Atkinson recorded power-play goals in a 43-second span to close the period as
Columbus took a 5-2 advantage into the final period.

Johnson and Prospal lit the lamp in the third before Grabner concluded the
scoring with a slap shot with 3:33 remaining.

Game Notes

Columbus improved to 9-4-1 in 14 all-time meetings with New York...The
Islanders finished 17-19-5 on the road, their best record since going
18-17-6 in 2006-07...Columbus was 2-for-3 on the power play, while the
Islanders were 0-for-2.